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The construction of narratives for Neolithic Scotland
This volume represents the publication of a highly successful conference held in 2003 to celebrate the contribution to Neolithic and Early Bronze Age studies of one of archaeology's finest synthesisers, Professor Stuart Piggott.Clarke, David V
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Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Upper Triassic Solite Quarry, North Carolina and Virginia
This volume includes 10 field guides that explore the diverse geology of the southern and central Appalachians. These guides examine both ancient rocks and modern landscape processes, highlighting new research ideas regarding these old terranes. Three guides focus on the geology of the Appalachian Plateau and Valley and Ridge, considering...Liutkus-Pierce, Cynthia M ; Fraser, Nicholas C ; Heckert, Andrew B
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The material culture of Mesolithic Scotland
The fundamental elements of material culture - essentially stone, bone and antler tools - surviving from the Mesolithic period in Scotland are described and discussed in terms of significance and chronologySaville, Alan
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United Kingdom: Archaeological Museums
The Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology provides a comprehensive and systematic coverage of archaeology that is unprecedented, not only in terms of the use of multi-media, but also in terms of content. It encompasses the breadth of the subject along with key aspects that are tapped from other disciplines. It includes...Sheridan, J A
Conservation, Bioarchaeology, Classical Studies, Antiquities, and Paleoanthropology
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Gold in ancient Scotland
The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow are holding an exhibition "Scottish Gold" (14.3.14 - 15.6.14)and also publishing a book of the same name to accompany the exhibition. This book is the first comprehensive look at the use of gold in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day. It...Clark, Neil D L ; Sheridan, J A
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Biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeography of Ordovician rhynchonelliform brachiopods
The phylogeographical evolution and the consequent changing distribution and diversity of rhynchonelliform brachiopods through the Ordovician are linked to the dynamic palaeogeography of the period. The Early Ordovician (Tremadocian and Floian) is characterized by globally low-diversity faunas with local biodiversity epicentres, notably on the South China Palaeoplate; low-latitude porambonitoid-dominated faunas...Harper, David A T ; Rasmussen, Christian M Ø ; Liljeroth, Maria ; Blodgett, Robert B ; Candela, Yves …
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Design, clothing and personal adornment
Sheridan, J A
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Whistler’s Peacock Room and the artist as Magus
This paper is a reassessment of the much-discussed topic of Whistler’s aestheticist interior Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room. Drawing upon Whistler’s correspondence, papers, lectures and writings—including his 1885 Ten O’Clock Lecture and his subsequent dialogue with Oscar Wilde about the nature and function of art, which was...Huxtable, Sally-Anne